In December 1963, President James A. Perkins established the Committee on Special Educational Projects (COSEP), which was to recommend and initiate programs through which Cornell University could make a larger contribution to the education of qualified students who have been disadvantaged by their economic, cultural, and educational environments.…

The point of view taken is that an open admissions program does not exist, but that existing programs aim at expanding the basis of admission. Nine aspects of the program are discussed: (1) the question of "open admissions" or "expanded admissions" and the problem that economic forces remain powerful barriers to higher education; (2) the…

Noting the need to define the terms used for policies which are changing the role of admissions offices, the author defines "open admissions" as "universal opportunity for post-secondary schooling" and points out changes in the core tasks of recruiting, selecting, counseling, and management of student records and data. (JT)

Development of a national higher education market in Australia provides the opportunity for open-access universities to develop recruitment strategies based on the experience of North American institutions. Implications are drawn for focusing on student learning potential, reorganizing the curriculum, integrating recruitment and teaching/learning…

Reasons for an open admissions policy in North Dakota, results of this policy, and future considerations are discussed. While graduates of accredited/approved high schools are eligible for college admission to institutions in the state, restrictions exist for out-of-state students. More than 40 programs across the state restrict enrollment, based…

The evolution of the college open admissions policy since 1870 is described. In 1870 the University of Michigan faculty were authorized to inspect feeder secondary schools and waive entrance examinations for qualified candidates. This led to a liberalization of the subjects acceptable to major institutions as college preparatory courses. Another…

The project, currently underway, forms part of the national board's followup of the reform of higher education in Sweden, and studies the effects on student recruitment of the new, more liberal admissions rules. This report discusses the dimensions and directions of the study. (MSE)

Results of the study showed no significant difference as to final first year grade point average or academic penalty between groups admitted on the basis of open admission, interview, teacher recommendations, Grade 13 academic achievement and Service for Admission to College and Universities (SACU) test scores, and traditional criteria. (JT)

The author, who is Chairman of Elementary Social Studies Methods at Herbert H. Lehman College of the City University of New York, points out that the CUNY policy of open admissions reflects a switch from elitism based on high academic achievement in high school of largely white middle class youth, to egalitarianism. (Author/JM)

A radical change in admissions policies must be made to bring more of the weaker students into strong institutions and to make small institutions serve more of the stronger students. (IR)

Advantages, along with problems that arose when many colleges and universities embraced open admission policies during the past two decades, are recounted. Trends toward more selective admission policies in the 1980s are also discussed. (PP)

Marketing techniques have proven useful in several types of admissions situations. The results of a 1979 study of admissions officers' use of marketing techniques indicate that several marketing techniques have been used successfully in situations where selective admissions procedures pertain. (Author)

The open admission policy at the City University of New York, a mixture of successes and failures, is criticized and defended. (Author/DW)

This testimony, by the Chancellor of the New York City Board of Higher Education before a May 1974 public hearing of the New York City Commission on Human Rights, asserts that the open admissions program was a statement by the Board that the traditional admission criteria (high school averages and college board scores) were incomplete, overlooking…